Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Introduction to the verb délacer
The English translation of the French verb délacer is “to untie” or “to unlace.” It is pronounced like “day-lah-say” in French.
Délacer comes from the Old French word “deslacer,” which is derived from the Latin word “dis,” meaning “apart,” and “laqueus,” meaning “lace.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of untying or undoing something, particularly a piece of clothing or a shoelace.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, délacer is conjugated as “que j’eusse délacé,” “que tu eusses délacé,” “qu’il/elle eût délacé,” “que nous eussions délacé,” “que vous eussiez délacé,” “qu’ils/elles eussent délacé.” This tense is used to express an action that would have happened before another past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of délacer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il était temps que j’eusse délacé mes chaussures avant d’entrer dans la maison. (It was time for me to have untied my shoes before entering the house.)
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Je regrettais de ne pas avoir écouté ma mère, qui m’avait conseillé d’eusses délacé mon manteau avant de le mettre au lavage. (I regretted not having listened to my mother, who had advised me to have unbuttoned my coat before putting it in the laundry.)
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Si elles avaient suivi les instructions, elles n’eussent pas délacé le ruban du cadeau. (If they had followed the instructions, they wouldn’t have untied the ribbon on the gift.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of délacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse délacé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse délacé. | I wish I had unlaced. |
tu | eusses délacé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses délacé. | I wish you had unlaced. |
il | eût délacé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût délacé. | I wish he had unlaced. |
elle | eût délacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût délacé. | I wish she had unlaced. |
on | eût délacé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût délacé. | I wish one had unlaced. |
nous | eussions délacé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions délacé. | I wish we had unlaced. |
vous | eussiez délacé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez délacé. | I wish you had unlaced. |
ils | eussent délacé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent délacé. | I wish they had unlaced. |
elles | eussent délacé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent délacé. | I wish they had unlaced. |
Other Conjugations for Délacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délacer
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Délacer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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